Thomas Spalding
Thomas Spalding was born in St. Simons, United States on March 25th, 1774 and is the American Politician. At the age of 76, Thomas Spalding biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Spalding's political career began when he served as a member of Georgia House of Representatives from 1794 to 1795. In 1795, he was admitted to the bar after studying law; however, he never practiced professionally. He then served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1798. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate in 1799. Shortly after his term ended, Spalding, his wife, his mother, and his friend Joseph Bryan traveled for 18 months in England, Scotland, and France. He served another term in the Georgia State Senate from 1803-1804. In 1804, Spalding ran for one of Georgia's four at-large seats for the 9th United States Congress as a Democratic-Republican candidate alongside his friend Joseph Bryan. In early September 1804 a hurricane devastated the coast of Georgia. The hurricane delayed the results of Liberty County, Tattnall County, and Camden County from reaching the state capital at Louisville, Georgia in time. By the initial tabulation of the votes, Spalding came in fifth place 169 votes behind Cowles Mead. If the votes from the three counties with late returns were counted, Spalding would have a 38 vote majority over Mead. Georgia Governor John Milledge issued a certificate of election to Mead, who was seated in March 1805. Later that year, Spalding went to Washington and contested the election results. In December 1805, Congress voted that Spalding was entitled to the seat held by Mead, and was sworn in on December 24, 1805. While in Congress, Spalding was made chairman of a committee to investigate the boundary dispute between Georgia and North Carolina. His vote against the Non-importation Act was criticized by his constituents. Spalding stopped attending Congress on April 12 with nine days left in the session. With the elections in October 1806 indicating that he would not be elected for 10th United States Congress, Spalding resigned his seat in early November 1806 before the second session met. His resignation led to a special election that December. He served as a trustee of the McIntosh County Academy in 1807. Spalding served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1808 to 1810, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1813 to 1814.
He was one of the founders of the Bank of Darien and of the branch in Milledgeville, Georgia, and president for many years. In 1815, he served as a commissioner from the United States of America to Bermuda to negotiate compensation related to property taken or destroyed in the South by the British in the War of 1812.